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Starling is seconded.

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John

Looking for used pre-decimal OS/NSW and G/NSW state perfins, and NWPI KGV overprints.

I was about to nominate this thread when I saw it already has two nominations.

I will add a third for:

Starling
"Blue Owl's Stamps" selling forged perfins, and re-perfs?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

A great investigative effort - promoting what is good in philately and exposing what is bad!!!

I was just a bit late in suggesting this thread, I see............

It may not need another nomination, but:

Starling
"Blue Owl's Stamps" selling forged perfins, and re-perfs?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

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Armstrong'sStamps**http://www.armstrongsstamps.ca
Knowledge is Key.....Libraries work!

My nomination for July is:

Starling
"Blue Owl's Stamps" selling forged perfins, and re-perfs?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

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Wolfgang
Papua New Guinea stamps and postal history: http://www.i-ng.org

Jacob here.

Dad and myself read this post yesterday and dad was shocked about it.

Our vote for this month is also
Starling
"Blue Owl's Stamps" selling forged perfins, and re-perfs?
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Yes, Starling without any doubt, as his effort in providing facts and proof and obviously research of all corners leading to this shame file.

He covered all aspects of the fraudulent activities in words and pictures of Blue Owl Stamps, Jude Koch and his wife including APTA's weak involvement.

Scott, a job well done!

Peter

My vote goes to Starling for his exposure of Blue Owls forgeries. Job well done and I believed would make a very worthy winner.


viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

Ok, since Starling looks like a lock for this month, I need not nominate him.....but what the heck, I do.

Also wanted to say thank you again for the lovely prize. I received it a few days ago. It is a lovely book and some lovely stamps. Modern Australia are almost always all beauties. Thanks once again.

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Always looking for modern Canada on paper!
Topical Interests: Disney, Boats/Sailing Ships/Lighthouses, Horses/Horsedrawn, Butterflies/Insects, and Trains - E-mail me with descriptions or scans if you have some!

Yes, Starling has probably enough nominations to win already but I would also like to 'second' his nominations for a job well done. Good on you mate!

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Focus on the positive

I tenth Starling!

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Lover of all things KGVI.

Thanks Glen for the 2010 Annual Collection, arrived safely today.

By the way, which of the souvenir sheets is the exclusive sheet only available in the annual collection? (I don't collect Australian stamps as you can see!).

My guess is that is the fish S/S in the front of the book, but not sure.

Thanks again
Greg

Greg .. don't thank me - Australia Post is the generous benefactor!

Yes I think the Fish M/S is the exclusive one.

Nominated by many members, and a unanimous winner for this month -

Starling
"Blue Owl's Stamps" selling forged perfins, and re-perfs?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28978

An interesting thread, and Scott's book is on its way, and thanks again to Australia Post for their generosity!

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Wolfgang
Papua New Guinea stamps and postal history: http://www.i-ng.org

I am surprised no one has made the nomination yet, but I would like to nominate drvvr for his thread,

"Do you remember your first day at Stampboards?"

I enjoyed the chance to reflect on what brought me here, and why I enjoy Stampboards so much. I think many others will also, and it will become a much read topic for years to come.

Kristine

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-------kriszick
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

I just went through that thread, and yeah, it's an excellent idea for a topic. I nominate it as well.

I would have nominated the Freebie Vacuum Cleaner thread, but Glen started it. I've seen pictures of his home, and he doesn't need any more stamps to feed the Kookaburras.....

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Always looking for modern Canada on paper!
Topical Interests: Disney, Boats/Sailing Ships/Lighthouses, Horses/Horsedrawn, Butterflies/Insects, and Trains - E-mail me with descriptions or scans if you have some!

I'd like to nominate another drvvr thread:

drvvr
Philatelic Terms - An "A to Z" detailed compendium
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7580

This thread was started in the wiki section of the board by member Amhazing back in 2008 but never completed. Glen recently noticed what a large number of views it had and asked if anyone could help out in completing it and drvvr answered the call and finished off the project in record time.

Lots of work for drvvr and much appreciated- definitely a thread that attracts Google hits so well worth completion and now relocated to 'Discuss stamps' where it is a bit more visible.

Thanks again drvvr for this great contribution to the SB community.

Cheers
Margo

I second this nomination!

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Wolfgang
Papua New Guinea stamps and postal history: http://www.i-ng.org

Hello.

Another nomination for drvvr.
Good job on both threads.

Cheers!

Thanks to everyone who nominated me for last month's Award.

The lovely Year Book arrived in the post today.

It was certainly a thread that took off, and has had many contributions from other Stampboarders.

Thanks to all again.

Scott

I would like to nominate muruk for his generous donations to both young and old all free. There are too many links to put up here but here is one in the selling forum where he buys the lot and gives it away to the first young collector who claims it.

muruk
10 Whale-Dolphin-Porpoise covers, US $12 ppd.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=29585

Jacob here.

Mr Muruk sure sounds a good person to nominate .

His generous to all stampboarders and would be a very worthy winner.

The links on the board here are many , just a few below.
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=22817
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=24305
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=24539
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=29585


My vote this month goes to Mr Hans Muruk



Jacob.

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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Yes, that is a fair call, I agree with Jacob

muruk has got my vote too!

Peter

Muruk has been very generous to Stampboarders.

I would like to put my nomination to his many giveaway threads.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=22817
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=24305
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=24539
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=29585

Kel.

Folks can we ALL please try and remember that whenever you post a longish website link the software annoyingly SHORTENS it to look like this -

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2556

Which clicks fine in the post but whenever anyone cuts and pastes the post, it does NOT then link anywhere. As the post above shows us!

What we ask ALL members to do from now on whenever posting ANY link is to post the link as you do now i.e.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2556

THEN highlight it with your cursor, and hit the "URL" button just above it, which instantly adds the code of [url]and[/url] before and after it, i.e..

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2556

And the ENTIRE link then stays complete, even when cut and pasted by others.

It will take you just a second extra to do it on each post, and it will make the Moderator's job easy as now we need to manually do that a lot via edits.

Glen

Two extremely worthy nominees for August:

Muruk
For his generosity to young collectors
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=22817
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=24305
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=24539
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=29585
Nominated by Brummie
Nominated by Jacob
Nominated by Chzug
Nominated by Neilthestampman

drvvr
Philatelic Terms - An "A to Z" detailed compendium
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7580

and also by drvvr

Do you remember your first day at Stampboards?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29795
Nominated by Kriszick
Nominated by uncadonego
Nominated by Margoz
Nominated by Wolfgang
Nominated by AMark

Mods are currently voting...stay posted!

Cheers
Margo

A very close call for August between two very worthy contenders.

August winner of the generous Australia Post prize is DRVVR

Do you remember your first day at Stampboards?
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29795

Drvvr- congratualtions- admin will be in touch

Cheers Margo

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-------kriszick
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

drvvr, way to go, congratulations.

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I buy too much, can't sell enough - but the information here is priceless.

Thanks a lot.... I do not know how to use one of those funky smilies that Jacob uses.... But I would want to use one of those smileys in which someone is jumping in skies and rolling on floors... ..

No words to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks..


Thanks..... Thanks..... Thanks....

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Started to collect post-Independence India, help me complete the voids
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29439

Collecting Canada (just started) and CHESS on stamps.!!!!!!

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Wolfgang
Papua New Guinea stamps and postal history: http://www.i-ng.org

Congratulations drvvr.

Cheers!

I am going to kick off the month with an early nomination!

It seems like no matter how fast I race to the Hello All NEW Members - please briefly introduce yourself! thread, there is always one particular person who is there first, giving a warm and thoughtful welcome to the new members.

So I would like to nominate Brummie for always being there for our new members with a helpful hint, and sincere interest!

Thank you Brummie!

Kristine

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-------kriszick
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

Congratulations Mr Drvvr.





Jacob.

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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

I nominate bumbi for informative data on Swiss stamps.

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If it erupts, don't blame me!!

Congrats to drvvr for winning last month's prize

This month I'd like to nominate the runner up to last month:

Muruk (Hans)

His many interesting topics and more importantly his generosity to young collectors should not go unrewarded. Here are a couple of typical examples:

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=22817
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=24305

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Tony

Seconded by me....Brummie is one of the great unsung heroes of Stampboards.

She is always quietly working away helping people on a number of threads and adding a friendly and cheerful hand wherever it is needed on the board. This is most evident on the welcome thread but you will see her pop up all over the place pouring oil on troubled waters

I also would like to nominate Muruk.

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I buy too much, can't sell enough - but the information here is priceless.

Not only junior members, his generosity has reached even others like me.. His giveaways are worth nominating.... A few other threads to add on for Hans

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=30425
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=30544
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=30473

Thanks a lot muruk for your generosity

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Started to collect post-Independence India, help me complete the voids
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29439

Collecting Canada (just started) and CHESS on stamps.!!!!!!

Another vote for muruk and his generosity.

Cheers!

I also nominate Muruk as well. His generosity towards all stampboarders should not go unrewarded.

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Regards, Jay

I would like to ditto the posts above... MURUK

Hello Jacob here.

Mr Hans Muruk has my vote this month.

He is always so kind to help other people with there collections.

To many threads here on the board to list with his generoisty.


Jacob.

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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

I salute both brummie and muruk for the great work they do here and for the joy they bring to our community.

However, I'm going to duck out of picking one over the other by nominating a new and delightful thread with stunning close-up wildlife pictures by uncadonego. This has really lifted my spirits over the last few days.

uncadonego "The 2011 Festival Of Hawks"
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=30864

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Nigel

Thanks for nominating me nigelc. I'm glad you enjoyed my Hawks thread, and I hope many more will too.

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Always looking for modern Canada on paper!
Topical Interests: Disney, Boats/Sailing Ships/Lighthouses, Horses/Horsedrawn, Butterflies/Insects, and Trains - E-mail me with descriptions or scans if you have some!

Anything to do with Hawks gets my vote.

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Thanks PeterS. I'm glad people are nominating the thread, but as of this post, there are only 245 views. I'd be happier if people were actually viewing it!

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Always looking for modern Canada on paper!
Topical Interests: Disney, Boats/Sailing Ships/Lighthouses, Horses/Horsedrawn, Butterflies/Insects, and Trains - E-mail me with descriptions or scans if you have some!

We will all just have to make a comment every day to keep it up above those counting threads.

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Here to learn
Here to enjoy

The number one secret on stampboards to getting thread viewers is clear and precise thread TITLES.

"The 2011 Festival Of Hawks"

To 99% of readers probably means zero to be honest (most would have assumed it was re AFL football) and as a result, all those superb bird photos are not being viewed as widely as they could be.

My BIRD close-up photos from the "2011 Festival Of Hawks"

As a heading would probably have got twice as many views, as a suggestion.

And would have attracted a lot of google traffic to it as well.

Glen

A) is there enough space to fit that in the title?

B) could you go ahead and make that change? But take out the "My".
Although it's accurate it feels icky to say it sometimes.


"BIRD close-up photos from the "2011 Festival Of Hawks"

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Always looking for modern Canada on paper!
Topical Interests: Disney, Boats/Sailing Ships/Lighthouses, Horses/Horsedrawn, Butterflies/Insects, and Trains - E-mail me with descriptions or scans if you have some!